diff --git a/harmony/build/Dockerfile b/harmony/build/Dockerfile
index 0629debf..9e745fec 100644
--- a/harmony/build/Dockerfile
+++ b/harmony/build/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache bash libstdc++ gmp-dev libc6-compat bind-tools jq curl rc
 
 EXPOSE 9000/tcp 9500/tcp 9800/tcp 6000/tcp
 
+RUN mkdir /harmony/harmony_db_0 /harmony/harmony_db_1 /harmony/harmony_db_2 /harmony/harmony_db_3 /harmony/log /harmony/.hmy
+
 RUN curl -LO https://harmony.one/binary && chmod +x binary
 
 CMD /binary --log.dir /harmony/log --run explorer --run.shard 0 --dns.zone t.hmny.io --http.ip 0.0.0.0 --datadir /harmony
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